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I love Edmonton

I am in love with Edmonton. I was downtown yesterday both driving around and walking (sadly I did not have my phone with me to snap some pics). In addition to all of the construction happening, there is a vibrancy that is palpable, that I pray Winnipeg will experience in the next decade. Standing at 104 Street and 104 Ave was really enjoyable, seeing so many pubs, taverns, etc and the beautiful red brick on so many buildings. It was so charming and quaint!!! Everywhere you look across downtown there is a restaurant or pub with a patio; it was an awesome day downtown!!! I can only imagine the utopia in, say, 5 years...

But yes, posts like this are great! We've come a long way since Greco moved from Winnipeg to Edmonton.

What are you talking about? I have never been registered on here prior to moving here last year...I am on SSC, and Greco is there too. I do not like him LOL. He loves Winnipeg; I do not! Was he on here too?

I am in love with Edmonton. I was downtown yesterday both driving around and walking (sadly I did not have my phone with me to snap some pics). In addition to all of the construction happening, there is a vibrancy that is palpable, that I pray Winnipeg will experience in the next decade. Standing at 104 Street and 104 Ave was really enjoyable, seeing so many pubs, taverns, etc and the beautiful red brick on so many buildings. It was so charming and quaint!!! Everywhere you look across downtown there is a restaurant or pub with a patio; it was an awesome day downtown!!! I can only imagine the utopia in, say, 5 years...

It is stunning, isn't it, that even with as far as we need to go that we've already come so far.

I too hope for similar for Winnipeg, although there are things about Winnipeg I too envy:

much nicer looking fan amenities plus weather shields on the stadium

a National cultural institution

the sheer number and quality of heritage buildings are just waiting for the moment they get to show Western Canada what no other city could.

Plus, culturally, I think Winnipeg is the only city in this region that can hold a candle to Edmonton. That's important. Restaurants and pubs too are fundamental, but dance, music and theatre are going to be harder for Calgary and Vancouver to generate than Brewsters HQ and the world's highest density of Starbucks...

I mean, I love both for the rootsy raw ingredients, even as both are yet half-baked.

the Alberta oil industry has been so robust for so many decades that it has been able to help support the growth of two major cities. just imagine how quickly Winnipeg would grow being the only large city in Manitoba if it could find a similar industry to help accelerate things there!

the Alberta oil industry has been so robust for so many decades that it has been able to help support the growth of two major cities. just imagine how quickly Winnipeg would grow being the only large city in Manitoba if it could find a similar industry to help accelerate things there!

True, but other cities without oil and gas benefits have grown and prospered, such as Omaha, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Boise...

Provincial and municipal governments over the past 50 years failed to create a favorable business climate, and made massive mistakes in terms of urban development.